Show Queens Q of England Hy fly Mar Mary Marguerite of oC France Prance second queen queen- of ne Edward T of or Rn England Ingland was waH oarl early orphaned by the tho death lentil of or her royal father rather Phillip Philllp lo he Ilardi icing kins of or Franco Sire was a n. tempered sweet high bight minded a damsel lamMI and retained theo hose fine erne traits of or character throughout her life She Sho W was S a 1 thoroughly e educated ell young princess princes being as M virtuous as ns she sho was refined ant and cultured While Marguerite was still vcr very young oung her elder sister Princess Blanche became tho the reigning beauty an and favorite of Z Europe l idward T r of oC England having heard lu her r praises sun sung from afar ual sought her hand In lit marriage At this time ho Ime was a a. grief grief- stricken widower still sUIl the tOM loss of or his beloved Queen Cleanora But nut he hoped 1 to banish his heavy sorrow sorrow sor nor row In tho the smiles of or a a. second beauteous beaute ous ens queen Thus Thu negotiations for tor the tho hand of the tho beautiful Blanche were begun by bythe bytho bytho tho the l of or England and rae Che historIans historians ians tans o of those times declare that tho time Princess Marguerite was vas Substituted In tn the marriage e treaty In tho the place of her hor favored sister Blanche by hy a 0 diplomatic dip dip- maneuver man unequaled for Cor craft since sImce the tho days of Leah and Rachel However this may bt be the n name namo mo of Marguerite appears In tho the marriage treaty where that of ot Blanche was supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed to hlAt bo ho At the tho time limo of 01 her betrothal to Edward Ed Ell- ward waid tho the Princess Marguerite l was nul just entering her twelfth Y year r. r but bUl the final arrangement by which she he became EdwardA Edwards Edward's Ed- Ed wards wardA consort ort was wa not consummated consummate till man many marty years later as both Edward and his brother tho thin Duko Duke of Lancaster Lancas R- R ter tel bitterly resented 1 time the substituting of Ie tho the plain child Marguerite lar u for or item hoi gloriously bf beauteous sister Blanche Who was In the time full bloom of her young womanhood This piece of diplomacy y was WIlS the time wora of Philip 10 lo loBel Del Bel brother to Marguerite and am Blanche and king of Prance France who hind had other and higher plans for or the tho disposal of oC his sister Blanche Tho The misunderstanding between the tho two lym kings ICings seems to havo been righted for car on the of or September 1 1209 Marguerite of or France was was married to toJ J isu I of or England To quote from a record of or that time On uOn ru Tuesday tho the day of oC Our Ladys Lady's 3 nativity In the twenty seventh year of time the king arrived dame thin tho daughter liter of ot King Philip at Ut Dover paver and proceeded tim tho following lay day to Canterbury and ancl time tho pr present ent ThurS ThurS- of at Eng England lay Ilay after c came me Edward land Into Info tho the church of tho the Trinity of or Canterbury and espoused tho the aforesaid queen lileen of or England of ot tho the age ago x x years that It Is a act fact worth mentioning Marguerite of France Is tho the first queen since tho tIle not to enjoy the tho tho honor of or a 0 coronation but hut the tho i royal exchequer was In such sueh distress froth from I continuous warfare that the coat cost of ot j i Marguerite I of or 1 such a a. ceremony was not to bo he In Indulged In- In In In however much Edward might have wished l ft it To Io quote Marguerite consort quoon lt of ot Edward Ed Ed- ward warl I of oC England Is tho time first queen since tho Conquest st who was as not solemnly sot sol crowned n and anointed I t U |